The 2010 REACHE Conference

Changing Birth Practices:

From the Inside Out and the Outside In

Friday - April 9, 2010

Edmonds Conference Center in Edmonds, Washington

Why attend the 2010 REACHE Conference?

Explore resources and research that support change efficacy.
Equip yourself with the "big picture" of what is happening in birth advocacy.
Identify ways you can implement change, from the class room to the labor room.
Integrate effective "change" strategies into your teaching repertoire.
Increase your personal support network of "change agents".

"I have attended many conferences over the past years, and this conference stands out as the best one. I was impressed with the quality of the speakers, the level of organization, and the level of knowledge I gained as being part of this conference!" - 2009 Conference Attendee

Featured Speakers

	Eugene Declercq, PhD, MBA, MS, professor, researcher, and former childbirth educator, lead author of the studies Listening to Mothers I & II and New Mothers Speak Out. Dr. Declercq will speak about obstetrical statistics in US medical care and what effects these current practices are having on patients' outcomes. He will share how his past and present research is attempting to affect change in the standards of care.
	Nicholas Fogelson, MD, academic OB/GYN physician and creator of the blog and podcast "Academic OB/GYN". Dr. Fogelson will speak about his experiences using social media and the Internet to present evidenced-based information to audiences both inside and outside of medicine, including recent efforts to change practices on immediate cord clamping and VBAC.
	Jeri Pleticha, RN, LMP, and Panel of Local Nurse Managers. Local area nurses and nurse managers from various hospitals will discuss the challenges they face when dealing with and implementing changes in the standard of care. Labor and Delivery nurses and nurse managers from St. Joseph in Tacoma, University of Washington Medical Center, Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, Yakima Valley Memorial, and Swedish Medical Center, First Hill in Seattle are confirmed. This is sure to be a lively discussion with audience participation encouraged! Moderated by Jeri Pleticha of Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland.
	Barbara Hotelling, MSN, WHNP-BC, CD(DONA), LCCE, doula and childbirth educator trainer, member of the Leadership Team of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services. Ms. Hotelling will be speaking specifically about how childbirth educators, doulas, and labor and delivery nurses in attendance can best put to use the morning’s information in order to affect positive change within the constraints of their workplaces.

Contact hours for this continuing nursing education activity has been submitted to the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Please contact Carrie Kenner at REACHE for me information about contact hours.